Social Pros Podcast: Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

Elias Roman, Co-founder ofSongza, joins theSocial Pros Podcastthis week (on the 99th episode!) to discuss the undeniable power of excellent curation, delivering content to users that is perfect for the moment, and what makes people hit the "share" button.Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week:FromExactTarget, a free whitepaper calledThe Audience Growth Survey.FromCision, a free ebook calledPower Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.FromJanrain, a free guide toimprove your conversion rates and your data quality.And fromExpion, a free report on thetop 50 retail brands' social media use in 2013.Read on for the highlights:http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-pros-podcast/why-human-curated-content-outstrips-computers-every-time/

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

David Oliver, Chief of Police at the Brimfield Police Department in Ohio, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the insane popularity of his department's Facebook page, his book at the foundation its proceeds benefit, and the importance of maintaining a consistent presence and voice in social media.Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week:From ExactTarget, a free whitepaper called The Audience Growth Survey.From Cision, a free ebook called Power Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.From Janrain, a free guide to improve your conversion rates and your data quality.And from Expion, a free report on the top 50 retail brands' social media use in 2013.

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

This week, we have a very specialYear in Reviewepisode ofSocial Pros. Jay, Jeffrey, Zena, andJess Ostroffdiscuss content, collaboration, free lunches, predictions for 2014, predictions for 2015, and Mark Wahlberg.Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn’t do it without their help! This week:FromExactTarget, a free whitepaper calledThe Audience Growth Survey.FromCision, a free ebook calledPower Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.FromJanrain, a free guide toimprove your conversion rates and your data quality.And fromExpion, a free report on thetop 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013.http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-pros-podcast/the-3-social-media-les/

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

Gary Vaynerchuk- entrepreneur, CEO ofVaynerMedia, and author - joins theSocial Pros Podcastthis week to discuss his brand new bookJab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy, Social World; how to deal with haters; and making sure to read the room.Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week:FromExactTarget, a free whitepaper calledThe Audience Growth Survey.FromCision, a free ebook calledPower Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.FromJanrain, a free guide toimprove your conversion rates and your data quality.And fromExpion, a free report on thetop 50 retail brands' social media use in 2013.http://www.convinceandconvert.com/?p=15001

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

Kevin Hunt, Corporate Social Media Manager atGeneral Mills, joins theSocial Pros Podcastthis week to discuss bringing social power back in-house, managing multiple brand stories at once, and figuring out how to capture the excitement that already surrounds a brand and its products.Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn't do it without their help! This week:FromExactTarget, a free set of case studies calledThe Power of Digital Marketing.FromCision, a free ebook calledPower Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.FromJanrain, a free guide toimprove your conversion rates and your data quality.And fromExpion, a free report on thetop 50 retail brands' social media use in 2013.http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-pros-podcast/how-to-capture-the-excitement-thats-already-there/

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

Jason Miller, Social Content Manager atBeam Global, joins theSocial Pros Podcastthis week to discuss the complex legal issues of running an alcohol-related brand’s social media operations, the off-limits social channels, and how important storytelling is in the face of the visual takeover of social.Live fromWOMMA Summit, it’s Social Pros!Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn’t do it without their help! This week:FromExactTarget, a free set of case studies calledThe Power of Digital Marketing.FromCision, a free ebook calledPower Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.FromJanrain, a free guide toimprove your conversion rates and your data quality.And fromExpion, a free report on thetop 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013.http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-pros-podcast/how-to-be-careful-without-being-boring/

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.

Erich Marx, Director of Consumer-Facing Interactive and Digital Media atNissan, joins theSocial Pros Podcastthis week to discuss the process of managing a huge, multinational brand’s presence in the digital sphere; measuring results when they don’t necessarily translate directly into sales; and creating innovative experiences to keep customers engaged.Please Support Our SponsorsHuge thanks to our amazing sponsors for helping us make this happen. Please support them; we couldn’t do it without their help! This week:FromExactTarget, a free set of case studies calledThe Power of Digital Marketing.FromCision, a free ebook calledPower Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials.FromJanrain, a free guide toimprove your conversion rates and your data quality.And fromExpion, a free report on thetop 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013.http://www.convinceandconvert.com/social-pros-podcast/put-yourself-on-the-social-map-from-vagueness-to-greatness/

Social Pros shines the spotlight on social media practitioners, people doing the real work for real companies. Each episode includes insights from a leading social media strategist plus current trends and ideas in the social media industry, discussed and ratified or debunked by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert and Adam Brown of Salesforce. Finally, each episode ends with The Big Two where our guest gives us their rapid-fire answers to two important questions.